Volkswagen Race Polo returns to CNR

Volkswagen Motorsport India will once again burn rubber on the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka in the Colombo Night Races 2012 (CNR).

The second edition of the Colombo Night Races will be held in Colombo Fort areas today and tomorrow. Six Polo R Cup India drivers will compete in this special race weekend along with four Sri Lankan drivers to complete the grid of 10 drivers.

Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2012 Pro Category Champion Sandeep Kumar, along with Munjal Savla, Saurav Bandyopadhay, Angad Singh Matharoo, Niranjan Todkari and 2012 JK Tyre National Karting Champion, Ameya Bafna would be the Indian drivers in Sri Lanka. The Volkswagen Polo Race will be a part of the race weekend which includes eight different categories of races.

The other races will see both cars and motorbikes line up in different categories on a 4 km circuit that is drawn out from the Colombo streets. The practice sessions along with a qualifying session will be held on Friday while the two races will take place on Saturday under the flood lights.

After yet another successful Volkswagen Polo R Cup season, Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, was excited about returning to the streets of Colombo. He said, "After the success of last year's Colombo Night Races, it is exciting for us to return to this mega event.

We will be racing the Polo TDI race cars this year as well. This race signifies the popularity of Polo R Cup not only in India but beyond as well."

The Polo R Cup India drivers participating in the race: Sandeep Kumar, Munjal Savla, Saurav Bandyopadhay, Angad Singh Matharoo, Niranjan Todkari and Ameya Bafna.

The SriLankan drivers participating in the race are Rohitha Rajapaksa, Romani De Silva, Upulwan Serasinghe and S Mannaperuma.